The things we do for a free vacation.
- Manchester UnitedSportsThe Coin Blog
A Treble of Coins Commemorating Manchester United’s Greatest Accomplishment
You’d forgive Manchester United fans like yours truly for living in the past. Especially in the magical year of 1999.
Unloved by many (including Charles De Gaulle), this subway token-esque coin nevertheless proved to be very influential.
Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them.
My first trip to a coin convention. I had a ton of fun, although my wallet is definitely lighter now.
A look at some coins issued by World War II puppet governments in Manchuria and France.
- PoliticsThe Coin Blog
“Am I Not a Woman & A Sister”: A Hard Times Token That Foreshadowed Even Harder Times Ahead. (UPDATED)
A look at one of the most famous, and consequential, Hard Times Tokens.
How the Susan B. Anthony Dollar became the New Coke of coins.
Like many collectors who came of age in the 80s and 90s, my introduction into coin collecting came with bicentennial coins.
Kudos to Take That for trying something (a little) different the usual “Greatest Hits” anniversary package.
CBS Sunday Morning ran a story this weekend about Richard Nixon’s 1968 comeback. Unfortunately, it didn’t mention his law firm career at all.
So honored to see Digital Dangers, a year-long special series on cybersecurity and the law that I was in charge of, win the national gold Azbee for Print Feature series …
People lost their ever loving minds when Victor David Brenner put his initials on the 1909 Lincoln cent.
PoliticsThe Coin Blog
Arkansas Centennial Half Dollar (Joe Robinson Version): A Forgettable Coin for a Forgotten Senate Giant
When we think powerful Senate Majority Leaders, it’s usually Lyndon Johnson, Robert Taft, Mitch McConnell or Harry Reid. Why not Joe Robinson?
George H.W. Bush passed away on Friday at the age of 94. Read about his indirect but important role in Richard Nixon’s comeback.